Does it really take 100 years of data to establish meaningful trends in bird populations and movements? No, I don't think so. Is eBird clearly more useful for data collection purposes than mailing list postings? Yes. Sean On 1/19/10, Bill Whan <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I know we'll hear from its numerous and ever-vigilant official > defenders, but I do want to point out some of the obvious limitations of > eBird for record-keeping purposes. No doubt a hundred years from now > it'll be much more informative, should more data accumulate, > and--importantly--someone includes data from years past. It'll always be > much more informative about robins than it will be about rarities, of > course, and that's to be expected. ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]